Claude Brinegar
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Claude Stout Brinegar (December 16, 1926 – March 13, 2009) was an American politician. He was the third United States Secretary of Transportation serving from February 2, 1973 to February 1, 1975.[1] Brinegar had previously been an oil company executive. Brinegar was Secretary of Transportation during the 1973 oil crisis. In 1980-81, Brinegar was on Ronald Reagan's transition team.
Claude Brinegar | |
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| 3rd United States Secretary of Transportation | |
| In office February 2, 1973 – February 1, 1975 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | John Volpe |
| Succeeded by | William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Claude Stout Brinegar December 16, 1926 Rockport, California, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 2009 (aged 82) Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Stanford University (BA, MS, PhD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1945–1947 |
| Unit | United States Army Air Forces |
Claude Brinegar Media
- Gravesite of United States Army Staff Sergeant Claude Brinegar in Section 31 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia on April 29, 2024.jpg
Gravesite of United States Army Staff Sergeant Claude Brinegar in Section 31 of Arlington National Cemetery in 2024
References
- ↑ "Biographical Sketches of the Secretaries of Transportation". U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Historian. Archived from the original on 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2006-06-07.
Other websites
- White House press release, December 7, 1972. Archived July 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
- Brinegar, Claude Stout Sobel, Robert (1990). Biographical directory of the United States executive branch, 1774–1989. New York: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-26593-3.. (via Google Books
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